Category Archives: Travel
New toll system in the works
The National Road Authority of Portugal is working on a new system of tolls for the formerly free SCUT roads – the A22 motorway is amongst these – because the current tolling scheme has been labeled as ‘ineffective’ and ‘unsustainable’.
Praia da Luz guide
What used to be a simple and small coastal fishing village in the Lagos district has become quite the popular tourist destination, so here we are with a quick Praia da Luz guide, to give you a bit of an idea of what to expect.
Algarve auctions off major luxury resort
We talk about the tough economic times that have hit Europe and how they’ve specifically affected the Algarve all the time on this blog, and today is not any different unfortunately, we will be reporting about an unprecedented activity that will take place in the Algarve later this month: the auction of a major luxury resort.
Algarve is ready for the bathing season
The 1st of June will mark the official start of the Algarve bathing season and according the regional authorities, the entire region will be ready for the beginning of the season, except for Albufeira whose season started on the 18th of May.
Algarve nominated for “Leading Beach Destiantion”
The prestigious World Travel Awards have once again nominated the Algarve as a contender for ‘Europe’s Leading Beach Destination’ as well as a couple others awards.
Algarve forecasts a good summer season
After reporting the past couple of months about the rather hard times that the Algarve has been going through and the fact that it will most likely have to go through a few more bad high seasons, today we have a bit of good news because the Tourism Board has forecast a much better summer season for 2013.
